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Palaeoenvironments and hominin evolutionary dynamics in southeast Asia
Scientific reports, Vol.13, 16165
27/09/2023
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Abstract
Secure environmental contexts are crucial for hominin interpretation and comparison. The discovery of a Denisovan individual and associated fauna at Tam Ngu Hao 2 (Cobra) Cave, Laos, dating back to 164–131 ka, allows for environmental comparisons between this (sub)tropical site and the Palearctic Denisovan sites of Denisova Cave (Russia) and Baishiya Karst Cave (China). Denisovans from northern latitudes foraged in a mix of forested and open landscapes, including tundra and steppe. Using stable isotope values from the Cobra Cave assemblage, we demonstrate that, despite the presence of nearby canopy forests, the Denisovan individual from Cobra Cave primarily consumed plants and/or animals from open forests and savannah. Using faunal evidence and proxy indicators of climates, results herein highlight a local expansion of rainforest at ~ 130 ka, raising questions about how Denisovans responded to this local climate change. Comparing the diet and habitat of the archaic hominin from Cobra Cave with those of early Homo sapiens from Tam Pà Ling Cave (46–43 ka), Laos, it appears that only our species was able to exploit rainforest resources.
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- Title
- Palaeoenvironments and hominin evolutionary dynamics in southeast Asia
- Creators
- Anne-Marie Bacon - Université Paris CitéNicolas Bourgon - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyElise Dufour - Muséum National d’Histoire NaturelleFabrice Demeter - University of CopenhagenClément Zanolli - Université de BordeauxKira Westaway - Macquarie UniversityRenaud Joannes-Boyau - Southern Cross UniversityPhilippe Duringer - Université de StrasbourgJean-Luc Ponche - Université de StrasbourgMike Morley - Flinders UniversityEric Suzzoni - Spitteurs PanSébastien Frangeul - Spitteurs PanQuentin Boesch - Université de StrasbourgPierre-Olivier Antoine - Université de MontpellierSouliphane Boualaphane - Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Ministry of Information, Culture and TourismPhonephanh Sichanthongtip - Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Ministry of Information, Culture and TourismDaovee Sihanam - Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Ministry of Information, Culture and TourismNguyen Thi Mai Huong - Institute of Archaeology (Hanoi, Vietnam)Nguyen Anh Tuan - Institute of Archaeology (Hanoi, Vietnam)Denis Fiorillo - Muséum National d’Histoire NaturelleOlivier Tombret - Muséum National d’Histoire NaturelleElise Patole-Edoumba - La Rochelle UniversitéAlexandra Zachwieja - University of Minnesota, DuluthThonglith Luangkhoth - Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Ministry of Information, Culture and TourismViengkeo Souksavatdy - Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Ministry of Information, Culture and TourismTyler Dunn - Oregon Health & Science UniversityLaura Shackelford - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignJean-Jacques Hublin - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
- Publication Details
- Scientific reports, Vol.13, 16165
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Identifiers
- 991013147813602368
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2023. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering; Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article